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(72868) 2001 HE59

Summary

(72868) 2001 HE59 is an asteroid[1].

Key Facts

  • (72868) 2001 HE59 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[2].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[4].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59 followed (72867) 2001 HU58[5].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59 was followed by (72869) 2001 HE62[6].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[7].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[8].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 HE59[9].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AC122[10].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 21, 2001[11].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1604497907036503'}[12].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.9'}[13].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.942627685762978'}[14].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1956.128908457979'}[15].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+263.6177827317924'}[16].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.061019030407936'}[17].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.55215889317678'}[18].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.569879167639092'}[19].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+304.8698813232384'}[20].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+144.4748948795906'}[21].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+5.021'}[22].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's albedo is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.111'}[23].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's epoch is recorded as October 17, 2024[24].
  • (72868) 2001 HE59's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q14267', 'amount': '+2459815.468004388'}[25].

Body

Designation and Status

(72868) 2001 HE59's instance of is recorded as asteroid[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · LiMrBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude → {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.9'}
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '
    Time of discovery or invention → +2001-04-21T00:00:00Z
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1457]]: 14.9"
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